How Do You Teach Kids Letters? Five Fun Activities

Dr. Seuss books are wonderful for early literacy, and learning letters is the first step to literacy! But how do you teach kids letters? Here are five fun activities that teach children the letters of the alphabet through play.

This weeks’ theme for the Virtual Book Club for Kids is Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss books are a fun way to introduce children to letters, so I thought this was the perfect week to talk about fun ways to teach kids letters through play.

Children are born learners, but all too often we over-structure their activities to the point where they are no longer able to learn as they will best. Every child learns differently, and different children gain different skills at different speeds. The simple letter learning activities I am sharing today make it so that you can teach kids letters through play. Play is the way children learn best!

More Fun Learning Activities for Kids

For parents looking for playful activities that are clearly educational, this book is a great resource:

If you are looking for a home preschool curriculum, ABC & 123 is a wonderful place to start! I contributed to the book, along with some of my favorite early education bloggers. The activities provide a tiny bit of structure in a playful environment where children can explore early literacy and numeracy skills.

THE 2016-17 VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS

Click on the image above to see all of the themes, books, and activities for this year’s 2016-17 Virtual Book Club for Kids! I am updating the page as new posts go live.

What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book? How do you teach kids letters? Do you have a Dr. Seuss or letter learning activity for children that we should try? Let me know in the comments. I would love to hear if you use our weather tracking printable! You can share photos as well as book suggestions and activity ideas on my Facebook page, or tag me on Instagram.

I used magnetic alphabet letters that were in assorted colors. We’d play a game where we “fished” the letter out of a bucket and place it on a magnetic board. Then we’d find letters that looked similar or sort by color or whatever. We’d play this kind of game for 5 minutes every day.